THURSDAY’S PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP: EA-WR’s Moxey no-hits Hawks

THURSDAY’S PREP GIRLS ROUNDUP

EA-WR’s Morgan Moxey, shown in a March 22 game against Alton, fired a no-hitter on Thursday to lead the Oilers to an 11-0 six-inning victory over the Hawks in Carrollton.

Billy Hurst / Telegraph file photo

East Alton-Wood River’s offense broke out with 11 runs on 11 hits Thursday at Carrollton.

That turned out to be much more production than Morgan Moxey would require.

The EA-WR pitcher fired a no-hitter to lead the Oilers to an 11-0 six-inning nonconference softball victory over the Hawks. The Oilers improve to 13-15. Carrollton is 15-9.

Moxey set down the first 10 Hawks before issuing back-to-back walks in the fourth. She responded with back-to-back strikeouts to end the inning and finished off Carrollton with 10 strikeouts and three walks.

Moxey also had a big day at the plate with two doubles and two RBI with three runs scored. Peyton Young and Heather Martin joined Moxey with two hits, and Carly Campbell drove in two runs for the Oilers, who took control with three runs in both the third and fourth innings before ending it with a five-run sixth.

Marley Mullink, Cameryn Varble and Claire Williams shared the pitching duty for the Hawks, with Mullink taking the loss.

Staunton 3, Litchfield 2 – The Purple Panthers scored one run in the third inning to tie at 1-1 and one in the sixth to tie at 2-2, but the Bulldogs plated the game-winner in the bottom of the sixth for the win in Staunton. The Bulldogs are 18-4.

Delissa Dennison fired a three-hitter to get the win for Staunton. She allowed two runs, walked two and struck out nine. Emily Redeker, Maddie Nichols and Grace Nichols drove in runs for the Dogs.

Roxana 6, Vandalia 0 – The Shells scored in each of the first five innings to defeat the Vandals at Roxana Park. The Shells are 11-19. Phoebe Booher tossed a two-hit shutout, striking out seven and walking one. Alexis Counts had two RBI, while Abby Palen had two triples and Abby Stahlhut also had two hits for Roxana.

Bunker Hill 8, Nokomis 2 – The host Minutemaids built an 8-1 lead through four innings and closed out the Redskins in a Prairie State Conference matchup in Bunker Hill.

Mallory Schwegel had three hits, including a home run and double, to lead the Maids’ 12-hit offense. Sydney Schwegel, Hannah Kahl and Cassidy Taylor each added two hits for Bunker Hill. Sydney Gresham gave two runs (one earned) on six hits, two walks and two strikeouts for the complete-game win.

Highland 10, Metro East Lutheran 0 – The visiting Bulldogs scored in each of the game’s six innings to beat the Knights at Sigmund Bohnet Field in Edwardsville. Highland, which had 16 hits, moves to 15-5, while MEL dips to 4-17. Addison Rinderer tossed a four-hit shutout for the Dogs.

SOCCER

Freeburg 3, Roxana 0 – The Shells trailed 1-0 at the half and the Midgets tacked on two more goals for the win in Freeburg. The Midgets are 9-9-1. Roxana is 10-5-2.

Metro East Lutheran 1, Father McGivney 0 – The Knights earned their first win after a 0-12 start by beating the Griffins in Edwardsville. McGivney, in its first year as a varsity program, is 4-12.

Hannah Landers’ goal off an assist from Abby Yurchuck in the first half won it for the Knights, who had Kori Stegall in goal for the shutout.

Civic Memorial 4, Jersey 0 – The Eagles busted open a 1-0 game with three second-half goals to beat the Panthers in Jerseyville. CM is 6-7-4. Jersey is 3-14.

Morgan Wilson had two goals and one assist for the Eagles, who also got goals from Emily Morin and Ellie Cummins and two assists from Kylee Zyung.

Alton 0, Granite City 0 – The Redbirds and Warriors battled through two overtimes, but 100 minutes of Southwestern Conference soccer produced zero goals in Granite City. Alton is 10-4-3. Granite, coming off a 3-1 win over Marquette, is 7-5-4.

EA-WR’s Morgan Moxey, shown in a March 22 game against Alton, fired a no-hitter on Thursday to lead the Oilers to an 11-0 six-inning victory over the Hawks in Carrollton.

http://thetelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_0507Moxey.jpgEA-WR’s Morgan Moxey, shown in a March 22 game against Alton, fired a no-hitter on Thursday to lead the Oilers to an 11-0 six-inning victory over the Hawks in Carrollton. Billy Hurst / Telegraph file photo